Biography

Graham Hopkins was born in Dublin, but was raised in Clane, County Kildare, Ireland. Growing up, Graham Hopkins was surrounded by music and began playing the drums at around age four or five.

In 1993, Graham Hopkins left school to join the Irish band, My Little Funhouse. The bad signed with Geffen and toured in support of their debut album, Standunder. They hit the tour circuit in the United States for about a year and supported Guns N' Roses and The Ramones. After the tour, the band settled into Los Angeles and recorded two more albums before eventually splitting up.

The Northern Irish band Therapy? invited Graham to join them in 1996. Graham Hopkins toured the globe, recorded three albums, and released a greatest hits album with Therapy? until he left the band in 2002.

Graham Hopkins went on to work with Gemma Hayes and Halite (his own project), which has toured with Feeder and The Thrills. Halite has also opened for the Red Hot Chili Peppers and the Foo Fighters. Graham worked with Irish acts like The Frames, David Kitt, Mundy, Josh Ritter, Alphastates, Ann Scott, Pugwash, and many more.

Discography

Album Year

Album Name

Album Band

1999

Dance the Devil

The Frames

2000

So Much for the Ten Year Plan: A Retrospective 1990-2000

Therapy?

2001

Shameless

Therapy?

2001

Turbonegro Tribute: Alpha

Various Artists

2004

Me & My Love

David Kitt

2005

Burn the Maps

The Frames

2005

Jollity

Pugwash

2006

Cake Sale

The Cake Sale

2006

Not Fade Away

David Kitt

2006

Stay Awhile

Paula Toledo

2007

Once

Original Soundtrack

2009

Trict Joy

Swell Season

Noise

In 2007, Graham had a seizure onstage while performing at the House of Blues in Los Angeles with Dolores O'Riordan.